5.5-Magnitude Quake Hits Off North Island Of New Zealand

NEW YORK, Oct 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A 5.5-magnitude earthquake, jolted east of the North Island of New Zealand, at 20:22 GMT on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicentre, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 35.178 degrees south, latitude; and 179.3877 degrees west,…

Bangladesh Rank Slips On WEF’s Global Competitiveness Index To 105th Place

DHAKA, Oct 10 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh slipped two positions to rank 105th, out of 141 surveyed economies, in the 2019 annual global competitiveness. A leading Bangladeshi think-tank, the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), unveiled the report, on behalf of the Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF), at a press briefing in…

Leaders Of France, Germany To Meet At Weekend, Brexit On The Agenda

PARIS, Oct 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Leaders of France and Germany, will meet in Paris on Oct 13, in preparation for the due European Union summit and to discuss ways to secure an orderly Brexit, the French presidency said, on Wednesday, in a statement. French President, Emmanuel Macron, will receive German…

Turkey Starts Ground Operation In Northern Syria

ANKARA, Oct 10 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish Armed Forces, late Wednesday, began a land operation into northern Syria against the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG). “The Turkish Armed Forces and the Syrian National Army have launched the land operation into the east of the Euphrates river, as part of the…

Trump To Participate In Impeachment Inquiry If “Rules Are Fair”

WASHINGTON, Oct 10 (NNN-XINHUA) – U.S. President Donald Trump said, he would participate in an ongoing impeachment inquiry led by House Democrats. Asked if he would cooperate with the Democrats running the proceedings if they held a full House vote on the impeachment, Trump told reporters at the White House,…

China’s GX Foundation Signs MoU To Help Eliminate Cataract Blindness In Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Oct 9 (NNN-AKP) – China’s GX Foundation, signed here, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), to help eliminate cataract blindness in Cambodia. The MoU was inked between Leung Chun-ying, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and chairman of GX Foundation, and Cambodian…

Militants Blow Up Power Pylon In E. Afghan, Leaving Kabul In Darkness

KABUL, Oct 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Anti-government militants blew up power pylon in Salang district of Afghanistan’s eastern Parwan province, and left Kabul in darkness, provincial police spokesman, Mohammad Salim Nuri, said today (Wednesday). “Taliban militants detonated a pylon in Salang district, some 70 km north of Kabul early Wednesday, and…

Coach Overturn Kills One, Injures Four In Vietnam

HANOI, Oct 9 (NNN-VNA) – A sleeping coach, carrying some 20 passengers, overturned in Vietnam’s central Ha Tinh province, early Wednesday morning, leaving one dead and four local people severely injured. The coach lost control in Ha Tinh’s Huong Son district, at around 4.00 a.m. on Wednesday, when it was…

Thailand To Host RCEP Ministerial Meeting

BANGKOK, Oct 9 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand will host a ministerial meeting on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) on Saturday, in Bangkok, the country’s Ministry of Commerce said. The Trade Negotiations Department, under the Thai Commerce Ministry, said that, following the 28th round of RCEP negotiations last month, in Da…

Indonesia Plans To Send 670 Athletes To SEA Games

JAKARTA, Oct 9 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia planned to send 670 athletes to vie in 45 sports, in the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, slated for Nov 30 to Dec 11, in the Philippines, an executive at the Indonesian Olympics committee said here. Due to budget limit, possible changing of sports and…